Lightning Purple Phoenix Sect demanded an answer and compensation but the Celestial Cloud Sect had ignored it and even said that they had received injuries on their side too and they should be the ones getting compensation.
This statement almost angered Lightning Purple Phoenix Sect into spitting blood, what injury? A scratch from branches?
Some of their disciples were on the brink of death when they returned and had it not been for Zi Hua, Elder Liu would've lost more than a few disciples.
This conflict was the beginning of hostility between the two sects, a conflict can become a feud if not resolved and be carried into further generations.
Although, like any other sect, Lightning Purple Phoenix Sect had some internal strife and some scheming here and there, but they will be united when against a common opponent.
Unfortunately, Celestial Cloud Sect had been proud and liked to keep their noses held high and refused to apologize, if they were to apologize it would be the same as admitting their wrongs, their egos couldn't take that.
This act of theirs caused the Lightning Purple Phoenix Sect's disciples to hold animosity towards them, Deep Sky Dragon Sect obviously sided with Lightning Purple Phoenix Sect however no full on confrontations occurred, if they were to be weakened to a certain extent, second rate powers may use this chance to replace them.
"If everyone is willing, please listen to my suggestion" Zi Hua suddenly cut into the discussion between the elders and Sect leader.
"Go ahead" After she saved their disciples coupled with the fact that she was entrusted to them by their lord, everyone was respectful to them, including the Sect leader.
They didn't dare have any displeasure against their lord for appearing nor any towards their lord's friends so they directed it all towards Celestial Cloud Sect.
"Since Celestial Cloud Sect is unwilling to compensate and we can't fight them, why don't I infiltrate into their sect during the next sect exam and after that I will incite an internal conflict so that they will become a mess. This is the least I can do for you since my arrival created this trouble" Zi Hua took this chance to add some points and placed the blame upon herself.
Celestial Cloud Sect recruits people regularly and has the most disciples, so she could sneak into it during the next test.
"Please don't say that, it is our honor to have you here and if it wasn't for you our lord may not have come back, we already owe you for saving their lives" Contrary to Zi Hua's two-faced faking, their words were actually genuine.
"Please let me do this, if I don't I won't be content"
"How could we let you do something like that"
"I insist"
"Seeing that there's no changing your mind, if you need any help please don't be afraid to ask and if you succeed we will give you anything as thanks"
"Thank you, I will set off tomorrow" Zi Hua and co left the following day, they had wanted to see her off but she rejected that idea, saying that it may alert others such as those moles hiding in the sect.
"Master, how will we enter?" The sect had a minimum cultivation level of Martial Practitioner by the age of 25 but they had long surpassed that level, they would be exposed if they went there.
"Wear these bracelets, it will restrain and hide our powers to High Stage Martial Spirit" That was the best she could do since if she made one that hid their powers completely it would make them suspicious however restraining it at that level was the best that she could do before any side effects occur.
She had made these based on the data she got from her master's restraint on her, but altered it quite a bit compared to that restraint.
They were finished when she was in Cerulean Coral City and a Twilight Lotus' seed was needed for each of the bracelets.
Other's use the petals to temporarily hide their cultivation however, Zi Hua found out that when the seeds were brewed with several other herbs into an extract it would have restraining effects.
Unfortunately, there wasn't such a herb in the Heaven-defying artifact due to its 'low quality' since there were better things to use for hiding but they didn't have the restraining effect.
The petals had a disguising function that wears off with time which could be seen through but the seeds restrained their powers so as long as the bracelet was taken off, the restraint could be removed.
So she added the extract during the smelting process, thus creating the bracelet which was actually more of a bangle but we'll just call it a bracelet.